14. Convolvulaceae

Astripomea malvacea (Klotzsch) Meeuse. Perennial herb, new stems (with buds, owers and young fruits) in August and later, 20–30 cm long, a erwards up to 120 cm, mostly prostrate, in part also erect. Ŀe knotty tillering base up to 4 cm thick. In some plants, a er re, the remains of old sprouts, partly not burned, 50–70 cm long, with fragments of leaves. Flowers at the end of August (Plot 1) – then also the young leaves and fructi cation, and later through September until November, sporadically found also from January to April. Ŀe root-like trailing rootstock, with diameter of 1–1.5 cm in the upper part, situated not deep, 3–5 cm below soil surface (excavated up to 125 cm of longitude). Hemicryptophyte. Tab. 3, Fig. 22 – Appendix 1, 2; Fl. Zamb.: An extremely variable subshrub-like perennial herb. Stems up to 2 m long, several, erect or prostrate, arising (…) from a woody rootstock; White (1962): It may be shrubby and reach a height of 2 m.

Convolvulus sagittatus Ŀunb. Low, creeping plant, numerous stems 90–140 and more cm long, situated in part below the litter and below other species. On some sprouts re traces visible in weeks a er con agration. Ŀe owers, young fruits and new young sprouts in October. Single root. Hemicryptophyte. Tab. 3 – Appendix 1; Fl. Zamb.: An extremely variable perennial. Stems prostrate or twinning, hairy, radiating for up to 0.6 m from a woody rootstock.